Literature Science Alliance 10.6K subscribers · Dec 6, 2021

TOP TEN NON-SFF BOOKS OF 2021 || December 2021 [CC]

Reviews10

HamnetUnknown
Loved it

I haven't had a book give me such a wide range of emotions in a long time. And I am interested in Shakespeare, I find him an interesting figure in our history. So highly recommend to people.

MigrationsUnknown
Loved it

I thought it was really well balanced. And I also recommend the audio book for this I actually immersion read this so I read it physically while listening to it and spent a whole evening finishing out this book because I just couldn't put it down.

I think this is fairly accessible, especially if you want to dip your toes into this type of prose and stream of consciousness kind of inverse different type of literary fiction, and it's very short, and I think it has enough joy and enough love to counterbalance the tragedy that is also on the page. I think it was beautiful.

Run Me to EarthUnknown
Loved it

I learned a lot and I really enjoyed it. So if you are looking for a book to talk about a part of history that you were unfamiliar with this is short, and I think really well done.

The InnocentsUnknown
Loved it

I really liked the story. I liked being with these two characters. And I think the large part of that is I love survival stories, like a lot.

I think that was just beautifully done. And as I say, with all Louise Erdrich works, I just love her community work. I love watching these communities do simple gatherings.

The ghost brideYangsze Choo
Loved it

I had a really fun time with this one. I do think there's a pivotal point where the tone switches from Gothic into something a little different, but I can't bring it up without spoilers.